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In Both Hawaiian and English Languages,
Interviews of Kahuna,
Detailed Info on Medical Practices
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Price: |
47.00 |
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Title: |
MUST WE WAIT IN DESPAIR
The 1867 Report of the 'Ahahui La'au Lapa'au of Wailuku, Maui on Native Hawaiian Health |
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Author: |
Translated and Edited by Malcolm Naea Chun |
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Description: |
Softcover (6x9), First People's Productions, Honolulu, 1994. ASSUMED FIRST EDITION. |
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Condition: |
Clean and tight--appears unread--label remnant near top corner along with small area of peel,minimal wear |
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Summary: |
"The 'Ahahui La'au Lapa'au of Wailuku was formed in 1866 out of frustration at the government's lack of response to the 1850 smallpox epidemic. Meetings were held and native healers interviewed as part of an attempt to legitimize the practices of traditional healing. Contained here are minutes from the meetings, interviews with 21 kahuna regarding their healing methods, addresses of four of the members and a speech by the president." ... "The 'Ahahui La'au Lapa'au interviewed kahuna, traditional healing practitioners, living on the island of Maui, so they could demonstrate the authenticity, safety and professionalism of traditional medicines as a means of saving their own people. Their work heralded the passage of the first laws to license kahuna in the Kingdom of Hawaii. It is a living legacy of traditional Hawaiian wisdom, skills and culture as recorded by the people themselves in their own language. Never published before, MUST WE WAIT IN DESPAIR provides a vital link in the study of traditional Hawaiian medicine and healing practices." Contains additional interviews from the Bishop Museum Archives Collection. Appendices include: Glossary of Illnesses and their Possible Medical Equivalents... Glossary of Traditional Medicinal Practices... Glossary of Other Non-Plant Materials Used... Botanical Nomenclature.... References....
"This work will make an important contribution to the study of traditional medicine..."--Susan E. Wimmer, Program Specialist, Translation program, National Endowment for the Humanities. CLICK THE "MORE IMAGES" LINK ABOVE TO SEE MORE OF THIS TITLE |
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